Michael Strahan will again be a finalist for NFL Pro Football’s Hall of Fame. Last year, which was his first year of eligibility saw him make it to the final cut to ten but did not get selected. The Committee that decides who gets in will meet the day before the Super Bowl (being held in New York) and will release the new inductees that night.

Strahan played for the Giants from 1993-2007. He is the franchise leader in games played (216) and sacks (141.5), as well as the NFL’s single-season sacks record-holder with 22.5 in 2001. Strahan was a four-time first-team All-Pro: 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2003. He was the 2001 NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year. Strahan was selected to seven Pro Bowls. Only four Giants were selected to more Pro Bowls and all are Hall of Famers: linebackers Lawrence Taylor (10) and Harry Carson (9), offensive tackle Rosie Brown (9) and cornerback Emlen Tunnell (8).

Strahan was a captain of the 2007 Giants team that won Super Bowl XLII.

When he retired following the 2007 season, Strahan’s 141.5 sacks placed him first among active players. Six years after his last game, he is still fifth on the NFL’s official career sack list.

Seems that even though mobile and PC games were allowed, there has been a ban on game consoles since 2000. The lift on the current ban is categorized as temporary as China has only lifted the manufacturing of consoles and games for sale in China in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone. The zone is 29 square kilometers in area and “is an experiment in promoting trade, expanding foreign investment access and liberalizing the financial sector, all of which are tightly controlled and regulated now by the government.”

China’s population is undeniably huge and the potential for growth in the gaming industry is there. It will take time for the industry to take advantage of this and the only losers will be the black market for consoles and console games in China.

It may only be early January, but there’s new Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) coming down the pike in
July that all email marketers should have on their collective radar.
Touted as one of the strictest, most aggressive anti-spam laws in the world—at least when it comes to opt-ins—CASL is set to take full effect in July 2014, at which time unrestricted implied consent (for example, emailing based on an existing business relationship) will become a thing of the past. In other words: If you’re emailing people in Canada, you’d better make sure you have their express permission to do so, because the consequences could be expensive, or worse. Not only are the fines potentially steep—up to $10 million per violation—companies that intentionally mislead recipients with false sender information could potentially face criminal charges.

This isn’t just for Canada but UK laws are based on this also.The problem with this law is that it will always be difficult to catch and prosecute the overtly illegal phishing and scamming agents that use email to operate. The good thing about this law is that everyone who has been operating in compliance will continue to do so without any changes.

If you are an email marketer, you have to do your due diligence (initial & ongoing) to make sure any 3rd party lists have express opt in for the data they are sending you.

Basic Compliance with email messages include
1.From lines are approved by the advertiser and do not look like they belong to the end client
2. Subject lines are approved by the advertiser and match the contents of the ad in the email
3. Express disclaimer stating that it is a third party advertisement and who the sender of the ad is (along with contact info)
4. Unsub links are active and working

Game Reviews

The first of five Closed Beta Tests for Blade & Soul came and went this past weekend. Other than applying and winning a key to participate in the closed beta ( by going to the site and scrolling all the way to the bottom of the page to click the application link) one can have full […]

The first of five Closed Beta Tests for Blade & Soul came in this weekend. Other than applying and winning a key to participate in the closed beta ( by going to the site and scrolling all the way to the bottom of the page to click the application link) one can have full access […]

Rocket League has stormed onto the gaming scene from seemingly out of nowhere. The question I’ve been asked the most is whats all the hype about and is it any good? In short yes its good. As a matter of fact its even better than good. Two of the most popular things in the world Football […]

If you played The Crew when it first came out you may remember the game to be fun but the pvp racing left much to be desired. Since the PVP racing was really end game content, this help stall the game along with server and matchmaking issues. The Crew is great in the way you […]

You Tube Channel Videos

Decided to go after setting a record that should be tough to beat. It takes a lot of time and patience to do this one. You have to kill as many enemies as possible in one chopper ride. This means you can change choppers or land or it stops counting. You want to use the […]

Sorry about the audio, my mic was having a couple issues. You open your Inventory and drag and drop the consumable to the hotkey area. To assign the hotkeys go into the options and Keyboard controls. Share this:

Another great video by kilryan that tells you what you need to know if your’e going to play Blade & Soul for the first time. Notable points Getting your Hongmen weapon in the first few levels This will see you through to max Level. Getting Crystals for your weapon from the store These will make it […]

In this episode, we discuss gaming memories of our past and discuss how it molded our perception of gaming presently and to the future. I felt it was a good way to reflect on what we have accomplished in our gaming history and also allowed us to get a better sense of each other’s tastes […]

Satoru Iwata, Nintendo’s highest ranked leader and industry personality, has fallen and we take the time to reflect on his life and career and the impact he’s makes on millions across the world. Then we look at who’s next to take over and what we thought was Iwata’s best influence in the gaming world. Share […]